Correlation of macrophage location and plaque stress distribution using USPIO-enhanced MRI in a patient with symptomatic severe carotid stenosis: A new insight into risk stratification

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 396-398

  Howarth, Simon ^a   Li, Zhi Yong ^a   Trivedi, R A ^a   U King Im, J M ^a   Graves, M J ^a   Kirkpatrick, P J ^a   Gillard, J H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atheroma; Carotid; FEA; Macrophage; MRI; Stress

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CASE REPORT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; STROKE;

AGED; ARTERITIS; CAROTID STENOSIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MACROPHAGES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; STAINING AND LABELING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 34547683574     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690701400775     Document Type: Article

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